Birmingham NIA card Feb 28th discussion

[chrisfinch]

So, is anybody from here going? It'll be my first Boxing show ever, in preparation for Khan v Barrera on March 14th and it looks a pretty solid night of Boxing. Two Commonwealth title fights, English title fight and the debut of the Olympians. At £30 for a lower tier ticket its not too bad. Live on Sky Sports 1 at 10pm

Full card...

THE COMMONWEALTH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
12 X 3 Minutes Rounds
MATT SKELTON (Bedford, England) vs. MARTIN ROGAN (Belfast, Northern Ireland)

THE COMMONWEALTH SUPER-FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
12 X 3 Minute Rounds
DON BROADHURST (Birmingham, England) vs. ISSAC OWUSU (Accra, Ghana)

THE MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF ENGLAND
10 X 3 Minute Rounds
STEVE BENDALL (Coventry, England) vs. DARREN McDERMOTT (Dudley, England)

4 X 3 Minute Rounds Middleweight Contest
JAMES DeGALE (Harlesden, London, England) vs. VEPKHIA TCHILAIA (Tblisi, Georgia)

4 X 3 Minute Rounds Welterweight Contest
FRANKIE GAVIN (Birmingham, England) vs. GEORGE KADARIA (Tblisi, Georgia)

4 X 3 Minute Rounds Light-Welterweight Contest
BILLY JOE SAUNDERS (Hatfield, England) vs. ATTILA MOLNAR (Hungary)

4 X 3 Minute Rounds Featherweight Contest
STEVEN SMITH (Liverpool, England) vs. STEVE GETHIN (Walsall, England)

4 X 3 Minute Rounds Light-Middleweight Contest
THOMAS COSTELLO (Birmingham, England) vs. MATT SCRIVEN (Nottingham, England)

[jspain]

at least if youre going you will get to see all the action. the sky show is only 2 hours and if skelton rogan goes the distance and the olympians. the sky viewers might not get to see much of broadhurst or bendall v mcdermott (if any of it). its the first half decent domestic card in a while and yet sky viewers will miss 2 fights possibly that would have been as good as most other friday fight nights this year.

[chrisfinch]

at least if youre going you will get to see all the action. the sky show is only 2 hours and if skelton rogan goes the distance and the olympians. the sky viewers might not get to see much of broadhurst or bendall v mcdermott (if any of it). its the first half decent domestic card in a while and yet sky viewers will miss 2 fights possibly that would have been as good as most other friday fight nights this year.

Thats what I was thinking. Looking at the attractions on the card (to be frank most of the tickets will come from interest of seeing the Olympians debuts) I expected Sky's show to be three hours.

They are only promising Skelton v Rogan and the Olympians live, and if they all go the distance it's going to be a tight squeeze to fit all that in to two hours.

At a guess, Skelton v Rogan will go on last at the NIA around 10.05 and then sky will show the edited highlights of the Olympians afterwards which would just about fit (entrances cut out etc.) in two hours.

Unless they go all out and overrun the show, I can't see the TV viewers getting the Broadhurst or English title fights.

[jBacca]

Really hope we get to see Smith !!!

[TerribleTerry]

Its a good card and good value from SN - I will be there.

Nice to see 3 Brummies on the card, along with the Black Country Body Snatcher McDermott.

C'mon Funtime Frankie! - show the doubters what you are all about

It will be good to see Swifty Smith again; he is a cracking prospect and BJ Saunders could prove, alongside Frankie, to be the best of the Olympic crop.

All in all a good night at the fights. Well done to Warren and his cronies for putting this on in Brum

[The Law]

I'll be there supporting the Brummie lads and the Olympians. Went to meet Woodhall and Broadhurst yesterday. Don looked very sharp in the gym. Also been in touch with Frankie Gavin, he doesn't know much about his Georgian opponent given that there's no video footage of him but he does know that the guy has never been stopped (in 8 fights).

Should be a cracking night for the Midlands

[Asterix]

I'll be there supporting the Brummie lads and the Olympians. Went to meet Woodhall and Broadhurst yesterday. Don looked very sharp in the gym. Also been in touch with Frankie Gavin, he doesn't know much about his Georgian opponent given that there's no video footage of him but he does know that the guy has never been stopped (in 8 fights).

Should be a cracking night for the Midlands

By the looks of his record, Kadaria has only faced very light punchers.

[The Law]

I'll be there supporting the Brummie lads and the Olympians. Went to meet Woodhall and Broadhurst yesterday. Don looked very sharp in the gym. Also been in touch with Frankie Gavin, he doesn't know much about his Georgian opponent given that there's no video footage of him but he does know that the guy has never been stopped (in 8 fights).

Should be a cracking night for the Midlands

By the looks of his record, Kadaria has only faced very light punchers.

Yup, I pointed that out to Frankie

[Asterix]

It looks like DeGale has the best opponent, although all 3 seem terrible. Saunders should KO Molnar very quickly.

[Asterix]

It looks like DeGale has the best opponent, although all 3 seem terrible. Saunders should KO Molnar very quickly.

well if its true and sky show is only 2 hours lets hope its three quick KO's and then we might have a chance of seeing the other fights. i dont know why? but i really want to watch Skelton-Rogan

I'd expect quick KOs from all 3 really. I want to watch Skelton vs Rogan as well. Interesting match up.

[Asterix]

it has a bit of a bar room brawl feel to it and dont expect to see much dancing except when they are holding which could be classifed as slow dancing i think it will come down to basically who is the strongest man.

In which case you'd expect Skelton to win, right? Is that who you're going for?

[Asterix]

That's what I think as well.

Article on Billy Joe here, about the switch-hitting he's been doing in training: http://www.allegedly.tv/drill/News/Ar ... it123.html

[Asterix]

Billy Joe Saunders sparring video (uploaded 6 days ago)
Billy Joe Saunders Interview (uploaded yesterday)

[tobyh5]

off topic a mo. Mark have you scrapped the prediction league over at doghouse? I know we have left but I was curious how I would be faring.

[Asterix]

Billy Joe Saunders sparring video (uploaded 6 days ago)
Billy Joe Saunders Interview (uploaded yesterday)

cheers again

http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Sport/Boxing & YouTube subscriptions and you're sorted with boxing news/info. D

[Twinkle Toes]

It isn't a good card in my opinion, far from it really.

Ok £30 quid for an evenings boxing is fair enough - but it is reflected in the quality of the card.

[whicker]

NIA arena is quite big, so £30 tickets might not be the best view. Whatever, anyway! thats the ones I went for.

[chrisfinch]

NIA arena is quite big, so £30 tickets might not be the best view. Whatever, anyway! thats the ones I went for.

£30 got me the lower tier. Its a fairly flat lower tier, but it is still considerably raised above the floor.

[chrisfinch]

Just got off the phone with my dad, who works at the NEC usually, and occasionally at the NIA.

He says that a limited number of tickets were made available to staff today at only £2 each, but they were snapped up very quickly. Gotta presume that ticket sales are wayyyyyyyyyyy down for this event.

Also, instead of the 5.30 doors/6.00 start thats advertised on the tickets, its now doors at 6.30 and first fight at 7.45. Gotta presume by that there are less fights scheduled than were first planned.

[whicker]

Just got off the phone with my dad, who works at the NEC usually, and occasionally at the NIA.

He says that a limited number of tickets were made available to staff today at only £2 each, but they were snapped up very quickly. Gotta presume that ticket sales are wayyyyyyyyyyy down for this event.

Yeah- you can search ticket sites and see what is left etc.

Also, instead of the 5.30 doors/6.00 start thats advertised on the tickets, its now doors at 6.30 and first fight at 7.45. Gotta presume by that there are less fights scheduled than were first planned.

Not really- could just be they are fitting round TV. My guess is that they are hoping to get the Olympians on TV and Rogan V Skelton, possibly Broadhurst too. That just leaves Bendall and two other undercard bouts, which obviously would not fill the three hours before TV starts.

Boxing bills are messed with all the time to accomadate the needs of TV - in this instance it is nice that they have told us!

[whicker]

Anyone happen to have a running order?

[The Law]

Anyone happen to have a running order?

I'd like to know that aswell, so I can plan my arrival accordingly.

[Poncey]

Anyone happen to have a running order?

I'd like to know that aswell, so I can plan my arrival accordingly.

You should be resting in bed

[kevin]

Saturday, 28 February, 2009
The National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Doors Open: 17.30 HRS

FIGHT # 1 - 19.40 HRS
4 X 3 Minute Rounds Light-Middleweight Contest THOMAS COSTELLO (Birmingham, England) vs. MATT SCRIVEN (Nottingham, England)

FIGHT # 2
THE MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF ENGLAND 10 X 3 Minute Rounds at 11st 6lb (160lb) STEVE BENDALL (Coventry, England) vs. DARREN McDERMOTT (Dudley, England)

FIGHT # 3
THE COMMONWEALTH SUPER-FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
12 X 3 Minute Rounds 8st 3lb (115lb)
DON BROADHURST (Birmingham, England) vs. ISSAC OWUSU (Accra, Ghana)

FIGHT # 4
4 X 3 Minute Rounds Featherweight Contest STEVEN SMITH (Liverpool, England) vs. STEVE GETHIN (Walsall, England)

SKY SPORTS BROADCAST COMMENCES AT 22.00 HRS

FIGHT # 5 - 22.05 hrs
4 X 3 Minute Rounds Middleweight Contest BILLY JOE SAUNDERS (Hatfield, England) vs. ATTILA MOLNAR (Hungary)

FIGHT # 6
4 X 3 Minute Rounds International Welterweight Contest FRANKIE GAVIN (Birmingham, England) vs. GEORGE KADARIA (Tblisi, Georgia)

FIGHT # 7
4 X 3 Minute Rounds International Middleweight Contest JAMES DeGALE (Harlesden, London, England) vs. VEPKHIA TCHILAIA (Tblisi, Georgia)

FIGHT # 8
THE COMMONWEALTH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
12 X 3 Minute Rounds
MATT SKELTON (Bedford, England) vs. MARTIN ROGAN (Belfast, Northern Ireland)

[The Law]

Anyone happen to have a running order?

I'd like to know that aswell, so I can plan my arrival accordingly.

You should be resting in bed

I know I should, but I don't want the tickets to go to waste. I won't tell the doctor

p.s.

Will you definitely be attending the Macklin v Elcock fight on the March 14th? I've got my ticket.